The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27
DAVID B. Hull.
Notable Words of the Coming Democratic
Lender.

Notable Words of the Coming Democratic
Leader.
lFrom Governor Hill's Brooklyn Address.l
"lf were to make any suggestions upon
this occasion, should only urge upon our party
friends such action as will tend to the encour-
agement or development of more vigorous
and aggressive Democracy everywhere. The
Democratic banner should be nailed to the outer
wall, that all men may see our colOrs and know
under which flag we fight. / believe that the
best interests OF the country are to be subserved
by Democratic rule and We should not be
ashamed to say so We have no apologies to
make because we believe in the principles of our
party we are now us we ever have been-for
no mans sleeve The promises of our plat
form on which we obtained power should be re-
ligiously observed Loud applausc.l The sell
fish md partisan legislation OF our adversaries
should be promptly repealed wherever we have
the opportunity. The Tenure-of-Oflice act,
passed In 1867 only to annoy and hinder an hon
est President, whom they regarded us obstreper-
Gus because he was honest, should be blotted
from the statute book. My friend General
Black tells me that the bill has been passed by
tho House within few days. The federal cleo
uOn law, providing for Federal supervisors and
marshals to supervise and control our elections
In sovereign States, which is relic of arbitrary
and unnecessary war legislation, should also he
repealed. IL makes no difference that this pa
tronage is now in our hands; the law should not
be permitted to remain. Its enforcement is u
useless waste of the peoples money, and qucs-
tion of principle is involved which should al
ways be regarded as more important than mere
party patronage The enormous and unneces-
sary revenues OF the country, taken from the
people by indirect taxation, should be reduced.
There may bc differences of opinion as to de-
tails, and our party is broad and generous
enough to tolerate them, but upon the main
question there ought not TO he any dispute.
"lf my voice could reach our friends every
where, would urge in reference to these ques-
tions the adoption Of that policy which teaches
lin essentials, unity; In non-csscntials, liberty,
and In all things, charity
SIT is especially desirable that as n party we
pursue, as against common enemy, n bold and
aggressive policy aud course Of action. ! dis
like hypocrisy In politics, and would not do in
directly what would not do directly. would
remove Republicans from Office In proper cases,
not upon technical or trumped-up charges or
false grounds, but because they are Rcpubli-
cans, and arc opposed to the principles of my
party and to Its success, and their retention In
important places Is detrimental to the public
interests, which we seek to promote. Let us
recall the closing words Of that famous 81.
Louis platform of 1875, substantially dictated
be Mr.. Tildcn HIMSELF we demand change
OF system, n change Of administration, n change
urcs and Of men, That same admirable plat
form tersely declared that 'all In authority are
the peoples servants. Their offices arc not u
private perquistc; they are public trust
timents OF the people; the faithful ful1llmcnt
OF their official trust demands their adherence
aud devotion to the principles approved In their
election or involved IN their appointment.
This is not only common sense, but II Is honor
able politics; but politics In It's best sense is
the science Of government
"President Cleveland may rest assured that,
although hampered by an adverse Senate and
criticised by rancorous opposition press and
impeded by the solicitude Of some professed
but fair-weather friends, who seem to be un-
natural allies, he will have the support and con
iidence of his party In every courageous effort
which he may make to purify the public service
and to advance the cause of good government
by the promotion of Democratic principles.
~ believe II wac Roscoe Conkling who once
said; There are times when plain words are the
best This is good time to address our Re
publican friends In the language Of truth, and
to inform them that the Democratic party has
been defrauded, fooled, and Hoodwinked long
enough, and that II proposes To Insist upon its
political rights. new era has arrived. Thisis
not 1864 and II is moi feasible TO elect Republi-
cans by military rule or arbitrary methods.
This ia not 1875, and II Is no longer practicable
to fcloniously appropriate the electoral vote Of
sovereign States. A new era has arrived. The day
| OF convenient Democratic laundering has also
passed. Tho Republican method Of insisting
that all within Republican contrel shall be Re
publicans to the core, and that all without Re
publican control shall be non-parIisan, is no
longer likely to succeed Times and men have
changed. The day OF political and substantial
Justice has come. The day OF rcsolutc intclli-
gent, Democratic manhood has come.
"Thc young men OF the country are rallying
TO our standard, and in the bright lexicon OF
youth there Is no such word as fall [yigor-
Gus applause We present TO the people the
living issues Of the day, and not the questions
OF the dead past. We expect to succeed be-
cause We deserve TO succeed because We are